KL Rahul proved his worth with a brilliant comeback at the Ekana Stadium, shining with yet another exquisite innings at the venue in his IPL saga. Now playing against his old team, Lucknow Super Giants, Rahul anchored the chase scoring a sweet fifty take the Delhi Capitals over the line comfortably. That innings also made him the fastest player to reach 5000 IPL runs eclipsing legends like David Warner and Virat Kohli. Fastest to 5000 IPL runs 130 – KL Rahul 135 – David Warner 157 – Virat Kohli 161 – AB de Villiers 168 – Shikhar Dhawan Now Rahul is the 8th cricketer to immortalise himself in the 5000-run eliter in IPL history. He needed 51 runs to get to the mark and finished bewitchingly, 57 not out in a stiff chase. He reached the mark in only 130 innings; 5 innings fewer than Warner. His average of 46.35 is now the best among those with more than 5000 IPL runs, denoting his consistency and class. IPL 2025 saw Rahul make a return to the middle order, which was an old role for him in the early days. He has generally been successful as an opener, and a little adaptability has kept him above the rest in performances. Earlier in the season, he had smashed an unbeaten 93 against RCB at 3 or below, which happens to be his highest score at that position. KL Rahul Inns Runs Avg SR HS 50s 100s Opener 100 4260 48.96 137.15 132* 36 4 Middle order 30 746 35.52 128.62 93* 4 0 Rahul's name is firmly etched into the annals of IPL greats. He is still one of the most prolific run-scorers in the league and is consistently up there. Rahul stands upon the pedestal of opportunity with the likes of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma set to walk into the sunset of their careers, to climb up even further on the leaderboard of all time. Also Read | IPL 2025: LSG vs DC Clash Sparks Frenzy on Twitter Most runs in IPL: POS Player Runs Inns HS Avg SR 100 50 1 Virat Kohli 8326 252 113 39.27 132.26 8 59 2 Rohit Sharma 6786 259 109* 29.63 131.61 2 44 3 Shikhar Dhawan 6769 221 106* 35.26 127.14 2 51 4 David Warner 6565 184 126 40.52 139.77 4 61 5 Suresh Raina 5528 200 100* 32.52 136.76 1 39 6 MS Dhoni 5377 237 84* 38.96 137.87 0 24 7 AB de Villiers 5162 170 133* 39.7 151.68 3 40 8 KL Rahul 5006 130 132* 46.35 135.7 4 40